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US20040244294A1
US20040244294A1 US10/492,290 US49229004A US2004244294A1 US 20040244294 A1 US20040244294 A1 US 20040244294A1 US 49229004 A US49229004 A US 49229004A US 2004244294 A1 US2004244294 A1 US 2004244294A1
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Stephan Schachtl
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/611—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings
    • E05F15/63—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by swinging arms
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F15/00—Power-operated mechanisms for wings
    • E05F15/60—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators
    • E05F15/603—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors
    • E05F15/611—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings
    • E05F15/614—Power-operated mechanisms for wings using electrical actuators using rotary electromotors for swinging wings operated by meshing gear wheels, one of which being mounted at the wing pivot axis; operated by a motor acting directly on the wing pivot axis
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/531—Doors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/536—Hoods
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2900/00—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof
    • E05Y2900/50—Application of doors, windows, wings or fittings thereof for vehicles
    • E05Y2900/53—Type of wing
    • E05Y2900/548—Trunk lids

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  • the invention relates to a drive for pivoting a vehicle door or vehicle flap (tailgate, engine hood etc.) which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a hinge strap.
  • German patent application 101 17 933.2 which has not been published before the date of the present application discloses a motor vehicle having an automatically closeable vehicle door or vehicle flap (also referred to below in summary just as vehicle door), in which the vehicle door can be closed or opened by means of a corresponding actuation of a switch provided in the instrument panel.
  • the switching signal produced by the switch acts on an electronic control device, which for its part, produces electric control signals in order to activate an electric motor which then, for its part, acts on a lever-shaped extension of the hinge strap via a mechanism connected downstream and pivots or displaces the vehicle door.
  • the hinge strap has to be provided with an additional lever-shaped part.
  • the drive is constructed in a manner such that it takes up a relatively large amount of space.
  • that part of the drive which is connected to the hinge strap is frequently visible for a third party if the lever-shaped extension of the hinge strap is not situated for its entire pivoting distance for opening the tailgate etc. within the roof lining of the corresponding motor vehicle.
  • the invention is based on the object of specifying a drive of the type mentioned at the beginning which is constructed in a space-saving manner and in which the coupling between the drive and the hinge strap can be arranged in a simple manner and as far as possible invisibly for a third party.
  • the invention is based essentially on the concept of not connecting the drive to an additional, lever-shaped part of the hinge strap, but rather of acting directly on the hinge spindle, which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the hinge strap and is situated, for example, in the roof lining of the corresponding motor vehicle.
  • the drive according to the invention it is possible in an advantageous manner to fasten the corresponding hinges, including the hinge spindle with hinge strap, to the vehicle body, which has not yet been surface-treated, and to fit the drive, if desired, only at a later point into the otherwise finished vehicle. Since the drive according to the invention is conventionally connected to the hinge spindle laterally away from the hinge, the corresponding hinge spindle has, if appropriate, to be led or extended laterally out of the hinge.
  • a lever mechanism as the mechanism for pivoting the hinge spindle has proven advantageous in particular, a driving lever being connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the motor and a driven lever being connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the hinge spindle, and the two levers being connected to each other in an articulated manner via at least one coupling bar—preferably two coupling bars arranged symmetrically with respect to each other.
  • FIG. 1 shows the perspective illustration of a drive according to the invention with a lever mechanism without the mechanism housing
  • FIG. 2 shows an illustration corresponding to FIG. 1, in which the lever mechanism is provided with a mechanism housing.
  • FIG. 1 denotes a drive for pivoting a motor vehicle tailgate 3 (indicated by dashed lines) which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to a hinge strap 2 .
  • the hinge strap 2 is connected in a rotationally fixed manners to a hinge spindle 4 which is arranged pivotably on a hinge 5 .
  • the hinge 5 is fastened to the body 6 (likewise indicated by dashed lines) of the corresponding vehicle.
  • the drive 1 comprises an electric motor 7 , which is likewise fastened to the body of the vehicle via a flange 8 , and a lever mechanism 9 , which is connected to the electric motor 7 .
  • the lever mechanism 9 has a driving lever 10 which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner to the driven shaft 11 of the electric motor 7 (or of an intermediate mechanism in the event of a geared motor).
  • the lever mechanism 9 comprises a driven lever 12 which is connected in a rotationally fixed manner via a form-fitting connection (e.g. splined toothing) to the hinge spindle 4 , which protrudes laterally over the hinge 5 .
  • the driving lever 10 and the driven lever 12 of the lever mechanism 9 are connected to each other in an articulated manner via two coupling bars 13 , 14 .
  • the coupling bars 13 , 14 are fastened to the levers 10 , 12 via pivoting bearings 15 , 16 in order to compensate for tolerances between the driven shaft 11 of the electric motor 7 and the hinge spindle 4 .
  • the lever mechanism 9 is covered by a housing 17 (FIG. 2) on which a pivoting bearing 18 , in which the hinge spindle 4 is mounted pivotably, is arranged, so that the drive 1 is centered with respect to the hinge spindle 4 .
  • An angle transmitter 19 which is likewise fastened to the housing 17 , is connected in rotationally fixed manner to the hinge spindle 4 and serves for determining the position of the tailgate 3 , is situated behind the pivoting bearing 18 .
  • a mount 20 for a rod-shaped supporting element 21 which is fastened to the hinge 5 and is used for the angular support of the drive 1 , is provided on the housing 17 of the lever mechanism 9 .
  • the electric motor 7 is activated via a corresponding switching device (not illustrated).
  • the driven shaft 11 of the electric motor 7 then rotates counterclockwise in the direction of the arrow denoted by 22 .
  • the driving lever 10 is pivoted downwards and carries along the driven lever 12 via the coupling bars 13 , 14 . Said driven lever then also rotates the hinge spindle 4 counterclockwise.
  • the tailgate opens as far as a predetermined position, in which the angle transmitter 19 switches off the electric motor 7 directly or via the switching device (not illustrated).
  • the invention is not restricted to the above-described exemplary embodiment.
  • the mechanism does not absolutely have to be a lever or crank mechanism, but rather it is also possible, for example, for a gear wheel mechanism to be used.
  • pivoting bearings instead of pivoting bearings, use may also be made, for example, of needle bearings for fastening the coupling bars 13 , 14 to the levers 10 , 12 if only relatively small tolerances between the driven shaft 11 and the hinge axis 4 have to be taken into consideration.
  • the motor may also be a hydraulically or pneumatically driven motor.
  • housing 17 may also be part of a housing comprising the entire drive 1 .

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US7540554B2 (en) * 2003-01-22 2009-06-02 Edscha Ag Hinge
US7690709B2 (en) 2006-10-03 2010-04-06 Compagnie Plastic Omnium Rear door for fitting to a motor vehicle, and a set of two rear doors
US10287815B2 (en) * 2016-01-21 2019-05-14 Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation Door operator
US10760320B2 (en) 2016-06-09 2020-09-01 Bayerisch Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Door drive for a motor vehicle door
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